GLAAD Presents: Black Queer Town Hall 2021

RuPaul’s Drag Race icons and queer advocates Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint have collaborated with GLAAD to present the second annual Black Queer Town Hall for Pride Month. The Black Queer Town Hall is an official NYC Pride event partner, and the star studded event begins at 8 p.m. ET back to back Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27. This virtual wonder will be streamable on YouTube and Facebook.

This nonprofit organization helped curate this event to celebrate Black, queer excellence. This occasion creates an opportunity for the Black, LGBTQ members to cultivate a community and share diverse knowledge, discuss pathways to dismantle racism along with white supremacy and uplift the voices that need to be heard. This space establishes a safety net for community members to mourn, heal, and rejoice the lives gone too soon.

Black Queer Town Hall started a GoFundMe page to raise money for the Black, queer talent performing along with this year’s charity, The Knights & Orchids Society. The TKO’s mission is to build power within the Black, LGBTQ community throughout Alabama and across the South. They strive to obtain the dream of justice and equality through group educational practices. Their page is linked with ‘Uplift LGBTQ Lives’ a Pride initiative, which offers a centralized space for individuals to support and donate to the LGBTQ community. The GoFundMe page has already accumulated a mighty sum of $67,000 in donations to support the cause. 

The Black Queer Town Hall 2021 itinerary has been released. Day one is focused on important panels and discussions- Making Space for Black Pride, Category is: Ballroom Culture, The Real Game Changer: Transgender Athletes in America, The Trans Contribution to Entertainment, Black Sex Works, Most Presents: Feeling Seen, and In Solidarity: Continuing the Conversation with MasterCard. Day two will host an award ceremony along with performances from Black Queer Talent- Lifetime Achievement in Black Queer Excellence, Outstanding Achievement in Black Queer Entertainment, Outstanding Achievement in Black Queer Activism, and performances by Big Freedia, Monet Exchange, Peppermint, Mila Jam, and Be Steadwell to name a few!

If you can’t contain your excitement for Black Queer Town Hall head over to blackqueertownhall.org and stream the 2020 editions!

•  Ep. 1 Reflection Being Black While Trans: With Laverne Cox, Tiq Milan, Basit, and Isis King
• Ep. 2 Action Back to Werq: Working During BLM and Covid-19 with Nicole Hall, Laith, Jay Fierce and Honey Davenport
• Ep. 3 Black Joy Closing Night Speaker: Dr. Angela Davis.